Appetizer for 16
Egg Salad Cream Puffs
$1.40for 460 minServes 16
Crisp baked pastry shells hold a creamy egg salad mixed with cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, and green chiles.
Photo: tasteofhome.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Milk$0.04/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.17Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.80Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 8 | $2.40Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
 | Enchilada or taco sauce$0.16/oz typical | 1.75 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.58 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlourMustard, mayo, ketchup
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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Typical price
$0.35 per serving$1.40 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/8 tsp kosher salt
- 1 dash white pepper
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tsp prepared hot mustard
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
- 6 hard-boiled large eggs
- 3 1/2 tbsp chopped green chiles
- smoked paprika (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with cooking oil.
- Bring the milk, butter, salt, and white pepper to a simmer in a small saucepan.
- Stir in the flour until a dough forms, then cool it for 5 minutes.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, spoon the dough into 16 mounds, and bake for 25 minutes.
- Cool the pastry shells for 10 minutes, then cut a small opening in each shell.
- Mash the hard-boiled eggs with cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, green chiles, salt, and pepper.
- Fill the shells with the egg salad and dust them with smoked paprika if desired.
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